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FL_Port Fabric loop port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric
protocol and has arbitrated loop capabilities. Can also be
used to connect an NL_Port to a switch. See also U_Port.
frame The Fibre Channel structure used to transmit data between
ports. Consists of a start-of-frame delimiter, header, optional
headers, d ata payload, cyclic red undancy check, a
nd
end-of-frame delimiter. There are two types of frames: link
control frames and data frames. See also packet.
FRU Field-replaceable unit. A component that can be replaced on
site.
FS Fibre Channel Service. A service that is defined by FC
standards and exists at a well-known address. The Simple
Name Server, for example, is an FC service.
FSP Fibre Channel Service Protocol. The comm on protocol for all
fabric servic es; it is transparent to the fabric type or topology.
FSPF Fabric shor test path first. HP routing protocol for FC switches.
Fx_Port AfabricportthatcanoperateasanF_PortorFL_Port.
G_Port Generic port. A port that can operate as an E_Port or F_Port.
Aportisdefined as a G_Port when it is not yet connected or
hasnotyetassumedaspecificfunctioninthefabric.See also
E_port, F_port, U_Port.
hard address The AL_PA that an NL_Port attempts to acquire during loop
initializa tion. See also defined zone configura tion.
idle Continuous transmission of an ordered set over an FC link
when no data is being transmitted, to keep the link a ctive and
maintain bit, byte, and word synchronization.
integrated fabric The fabric created by connecting multiple HP switches with
multiple ISL cables, and configuring the switches to handle
traffic as a seamless group.
ISL trunking The distribution of traffic over the combined bandwidth of
multiple ISLs. A set of tru nked ISLs is called a trunking group;
the ports in a trunking group are calle d trunking por ts.
isolated E_Port An E_Port that is online but not operational due to overlapping
domain IDs or nonidentical parameters (such as E_D_TOVs).
See also E_D_TOV.
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